Harness-saddle.



C. STEINBACH.

HARNESS SADDLE.

APPLICATION MLBD JUNE 2,1914.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

ein srarns rari @mit CHARLES STEINBACH, 0F CHELSEA, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR0F ONE-"HALF TO HENRY-A.

Y STEINBACI-I, OF CHELSEA, MICHIGAN.

HARNESS-semina isaiasi.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented dan. 5, 1915.

Application :filed .Tune2, 1914. Serial No. 842,428.

T0 all whom t may concern Y Be it known that I, CHARLES STEINBAGH, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chelsea, in the county ofiVilashtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented a new and usefulHarness-Saddle, of which the following is a specication.

T his invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inharness saddles.

An object; of the present invention is to provide a harness saddle inwhich the crupper loop is rigidly held against shifting and to whichcrupper loop is secured the check rein hook which is accordingly heldinV a similar manner.

A further object is to provide the crupper loop with outstanding lugsand spaced ears which coact with the check rein hook and withsymmetrically arranged lugs upon the tree yoke rigidly holding thecrupper loop and parts connected thereto against shifting and taking thetransverse stress ofi' of the bolts or allied securing means.

Another object is to provide the gig tree yoke, and crupper loop withregistering and elongated slots through which the check rein hookextends. thus securing the said parts rigidly in position and alsopreventing the check rein hook from twisting or rotating.

With the foregoing and other obiects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed. can be made within thescope of what is claimed. without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

ln the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a partthereof. the preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated. inwhich Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of my improved harness saddle. Fig.2 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is aplan view of the saddle. parts being removed. Fig. 4 is a view similarto Fig. 2. illustrating a modification. parts being broken awav. Fig. 5is a fragmental bottom view of the parts depicted in Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, a tree 6 is providedwith the central and slightly curved plate 7, to which the crupper loop8, seat 9, and check rein hook 10 are secured.

`The central plate 7 of the tree is provided with the aperture 8extending therethrough and which aperture is in the form of twocommunicating slots and is therefore adapted to receive and maintain ina nonrotatable manner, the shank 9 of the check rein hook. The seat 9 isof the usual form and includes an aperture 11 similar to and adapted toregister with the slot-like aperture 8 of the central plate of the tree.The crupper loopY 8 is constructed and arranged to perform the customaryfunctions and in addition is provided with the overhanging ears 12intermediate the ends of the shank 13 which forms a part of the crupperloop. The extreme forward end of the shank is provided with the spacedand forwardly extendingiilugs 14 which coact with and embrace thedownwardly extending lugs 15 upon the front extremity of the centralplate 7 and which are symmetrically arranged about the median linethereof. The ears 14 and 15 interlock to a certain extent to prevent thetransverse shifting of the crupper loop, it being noted that the crupperloop is held in rigid contact with the plate by the set screw 16 orsimilar means.

The check rein hook is provided with the bolt 17 projecting below theshank 9 thereof. A securing nut 18 engages the bolt for drawing thecheck rein hook down into rigid engagement with the seat 9. drawing theseat 9 into forced contact with the central plate 7, and against whichlatter the crupper loop is also forcibly moved, thus locking the variousparts in position.

ln some cases it is desirable to provide a check rein hook QC beneaththe crupper loop. This form has the upstanding end 21 proiecting abovethe seat 9 and a bolt Q2 which is formed similar to and performs thefunctions of the shank 9 hereinbefore described. B v provi ding thecentral plate. crupper loop, and seat with the similar and registeringslot-like apertures. allows the check rein hook to be used either withor without the seat 9 and crupper loop, as will be apparent.

The check rein hook which proiects below the crupper loop extendsbeneath and between the spaced ears 12 and the lugs 15 and is thus heldagainst shifting in a transverse direction. The provision of the variouslugs and ears prevents a side stress being exerted upon the variousbolts and set screws, thus allowing light s'orews and bolts to beemployed.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I Claim is A harness saddle comprising a tree, a seat disposedthereon, a crupper plate disposed below the tree and having a pair ofreflexed ears at its side edges and intermediate its ends, the crupperplate also having a lpair of forwardly projecting ears" at its forwardend, the front edge of the tree having a pair of deleied ears fittingbetween theV said lugs,

a cheek rein plate disposed below the erupper plate and disposed snuglywithin the said reflexed ears, the front end of the check rein platefitting between the said deleXed ears and having an upstanding checkrein hook, and a securing element engaged through the said plates, treeand seat.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES STEINBACH.

IVitn'esses:

JOI-IN Ii. FLETCHER, HOWARD S. HOLMES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

